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Carriers – “Look At Miss Ohio” (Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Cover)
Cincinnati's Curt Kiser, who records lightly psychedelic, Americana-infused indie rock as Carriers, is among the many who were heartened by the election results this week. Inspired by Dr. Amy Acton's victory in the Ohio governor race on Tuesday night, he stayed up until 4:30AM tracking a cover of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' 2003 Soul Journey cut "Look At Miss Ohio." Kiser explains: It’s been a big week for Ohio and even bigger for Amy Acton.
GIFT – “Every Step”
GIFT, the New York psych-pop quintet and 2024 Band To Watch led by TJ Freda, are returning early next year with their new album Frenzy For The Thrill. Following the hard-hitting lead single "Hand To The Flame," they're easing up on the gas with the beautifully shimmering space-rock float of new track "Every Step." According to Freda: Everything comes down to perspective. There's so much happening in the world that matters more than the small things we let upset us.
Kiwi Jr. – “Something Wicked”
Toronto rockers Kiwi Jr. recorded their recent album Blowin' Up in Detroit with Holy Fuck's Graham Walsh, and they enlisted local Michigan artists like Stef Chura, Fred Thomas, and Protomartyr's Joe Casey and Greg Ahee to help out (alongside non-Michiganders including Alvvays' Kerri Maclellan and En Attendant Ana's Margaux Bouchaudon).
lots of hands – “anything for now”
lots of hands are adding some more hands to the mix. Following the release of their Fire Talk debut into a pretty room early last year; the unexpected TikTok virality of their 2020 track "mistake"; US tours with Hudson Freeman, Lala Lala, and Deadharrie; and the new single "Grapevine"; the 22-year-old Newcastle-upon-Tyne duo of Billy Woodhouse and Elliot Dryden are recording in a proper studio with an outsider producer for the first time ever.
Anna McClellan – “Anywhere” (Feat. Gloorp)
Fresh off of singing backup on Greg Freeman's new album All Set The Bone and dropping her own EP Space, you big cloud, folk-rock singer-songwriter Anna McClellan is capping off a busy year with the release of another EP. South Of Dodge, named after a street in McClellan's native Omaha, is out later this month, and she's already shared early track "Drank Earlier." Now we're getting "Anywhere," a collaboration with Garrett Burke, the Philly producer and percussionist known as Gloorp.
Kora Puckett – “In My Veins”
Kora Puckett, the Narrow Head guitarist who's also played with bands including the Berries, Sheer Mag, and Angel Du$t, is stepping out on his own. The Indiana-born, Los Angeles-based musician, who debuted with a three-song EP back in 2024, has officially signed to TODO Records, and he's announcing the news with a brand new single.
Purple Pilgrims – “Look To The Moon”
Purple Pilgrims, the dream-pop duo of New Zealand sisters Clementine and Valentine Nixon, are releasing their new album Given To The Night at the end of the month.
Chastity Belt – “Friends For This”
Seattle indie rock mainstays Chastity Belt are gearing up for the release of their new album All My Friends — no relation to LCD Soundsystem — at the end of the week. They've been previewing the album in two-song chunks, sharing "I Could Say Less" and "Pavement" followed by "To Decide" and "Designs." Today, we're getting one last single, the lovely "Friends For This." "I wrote the lyrics for this song right after moving back from England," says guitarist/vocalist Lydia Lund.
Joshua Idehen – “Say Less”
Although Joshua Idehen came up in the London poetry scene, his debut album I Know You're Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try was aimed squarely at the dancefloor. Today, he's back with another earnestly uplifting good-vibes party jam, "Say Less," which was co-produced by Hot Chip's Joe Goddard. "Say less, I got you/ Need a hand? I got two/ Need a job done? Then I got dudes/ Want a sick set? Then I got tunes," Idehen promises on the track. Listen below.
Computerwife Shares New Song "Hammered": Listen
Computerwife, the one-woman alt-rock project of Atlanta-born, New York-based musician Addie Warncke, is releasing the new album Born From A Wish at the end of the week. We've already heard early singles "Nobody," "Foreverrr," and "You Didn't Know." Today, she's giving us one final preview, the warped '90s-indebted rocker "Hammered." "I made this in 2023," Warncke explains.
Lamb Rebrands As Lambb Following Complaint From Trip-Hop Duo, Shares New Single “OBSESSION”
When up-and-coming alt-pop singer Lamb announced her debut EP and tour earlier this year, fans of the now-defunct Manchester trip-hop duo Lamb were a bit confused. The latter released statements clarifying that they were not reuniting, attempting to get in touch with the other Lamb to resolve the issue, and thanking us for posting about the mix-up. You're welcome, Lamb! Apparently, it worked, because Lamb the singer is now quietly rebranding as Lambb with an extra B.
Mei Semones – “2 Hands”
We named Mei Semones an Artist To Watch last year on the strength of her debut album Animaru, an idiosyncratic yet seamlessly polished amalgamation of jazzy guitar, bossa nova rhythms, chamber-pop arrangements, and indie rock heft. She announced its follow-up Howl, her first for Verve/Interscope, and shared its lovely title track last month. And today she's back with a second single.
Bryan Adams Drops Another Trump Diss Track And This One Mentions The Epstein Files
Bryan Adams loves Canada and has, shall we say, somewhat less positive feelings towards Donald Trump. The Canadian singer-songwriter, an Ontario native, has not one but two Trump diss tracks on his forthcoming album How's It Goin'. The first, "51st State," was a rebuke to Trump's efforts to annex Canada into the United States of America that Adams decided to release on Canada Day, naturally.
Justice – “Pusher” (Feat. Gesaffelstein)
Grand Theft Auto VI is going to be an absolutely massive video game, and that video game is going to have an equally massive soundtrack. In addition to Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, a star-studded 34-track companion album featuring the likes of Cardi B, Travis Scott, Keith Richards, Yung Lean, Future, and PinkPantheress, there's an entirely separate 50-track Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score album from French blog-house overlords Justice.
Junior Boys Announce New Album The Gore : Hear “Underneath The Moon”
The Junior Boys are back in town.
DIIV – “Dare Me”
DIIV's new A. G. Cook-produced record ZIRP!, which just so happens to be our reigning Album Of The Week, is officially out on Friday. We've already heard early tracks "The Fountain," "Kid," and "Trillions," two of which made it onto our hallowed 5 Best Songs Of The Week lists. Today, we're getting one final single before the drop, "Dare Me," which continues fusing their shoegaze sensibilities with squiggly electronic textures.
Queens Of The Stone Age – “Run Away From The Mob”
Queens Of The Stone Age are releasing their new album, the slightly infuriatingly titled Perfecth, on Friday. The last single from the record found newly minted silver fox Josh Homme wondering "Where The Goth Girls At?" Today, we're getting closing track "Run Away From The Mob," which originally dates back to the session for 2013's ...Like Clockwork and features Dave Grohl behind the drum kit. "It's a letter, a last one, addressed to an oldest son," Homme explains.
Queens Of The Stone Age – “Run Away From The Mob”
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nowhere else to be Announce Self-Titled Debut Album: Hear “r1 (ripples)”
nowhere else to be are an indie rock band from Montreal led by Oren Lefkowitz, who also releases music under the name Oscar Louis, and Chris Vincent. With a minimal online presence, deliberately fuzzy artwork, and press releases liberally redacted with black highlights, they seem to be intentionally cultivating an air of mystery. Fortunately, what they may lack in biographical detail, they more than make up for with their songs.
Meiv – “No Future Pt. 1 & 2” (Feat. Armand Hammer)
Meiv is the genre-hopping, geography-spanning project of Tokyo-based artist Curinus, his Hong Kong-based musical partner Eugene Nx, and the latter's young daughter Sara Nx. After introducing themselves last month with the kaleidoscopic debut single "Dedeoka," which was produced by American electronic artist Body Meat, they're back with another track.
Stephen Steinbrink – “I’m A Swimming Pool”
Oakland singer-songwriter and visual artist Stephen Steinbrink is releasing his new album In A Split Mirror at the end of the week. We've already heard its meditative lead single "Magic Mirror." Today, he's sharing one last single before the full release, the gently rippling "I'm A Swimming Pool," which comes with a colorful animated music video made by Steinbrink himself. As he explains: When I was a kid in Arizona, I would swim in my friend’s pool.
Taylor Swift Becomes Youngest Person Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in June. And as of now, the 36-year-old is also the youngest person in the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame, which she officially entered alongside Lyle Lovett, Shawn Camp, Lee Thomas Miller, Bruce Channel, and the late Crickets drummer Jerry "J.I." Allison.
Get Schooled By Arooj Aftab Original
It’s hard to describe Arooj Aftab’s music in a way that captures its uniquely protean beauty. The singer and composer, who was born in Saudi Arabia, grew up in Pakistan, went to school in Boston, and has lived in New York for the past decade-plus, makes music that doesn’t sound like anything else – in part because it sounds like a little bit of everything.
Arooj Aftab Shares New Song 'Whiskey' Ahead of Forthcoming Album 'Night Reign'
After being nominated for two Grammy Awards (and winning one) for her work on 2021's Vulture Prince, the Pakistani-born, New York-based singer and composer Arooj Aftab is returning next month with her new album Night Reign. Today, she's sharing the beautifully shimmering song "Whiskey," which features Kaki King and Gyan Riley on guitars, Maeve Gilchrist on harp, Linda May Han Oh on bass, Jamey Haddad on percussion, and TimaLikesMusic on keyboard and electric piano.
Paul Weller Shares New Song 'Nothing' Ahead of Upcoming Album '66'
Paul Weller is releasing his 17th solo album 66 on May 24, the day before his 66th birthday. Today, the legendary former frontman of the Jam and the Style Council has given us another taste of the record by sharing the languid, jazzy new track "Nothing." Listen to "Nothing" below.
Jimmy Page and Foo Fighters Pay Tribute to Steve Albini
Home > Music > Steve Albini 'He's touched all of your lives, I'm sure,' Dave Grohl said before dedicating a performance of Foo Fighters' 'My Hero' to Albini. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl have added their voices to the growing chorus of bands and musicians paying tribute to the late Steve Albini, the legendary recording engineer and producer who died of a heart attack this week at the age of 61.
'Directors Are All Full of S--t': John Carpenter on His New Album 'Lost Themes IV: Noir,' Video Games, and Why He Can't Be Trusted
Exclusive 'John Carpenter needs to shut up, I guess,' says John Carpenter. John Carpenter, occasionally referred to as the "Master of Horror," is best known as the director behind iconic 1970s and 1980s genre films like Assault on Precinct 13, Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, and Big Trouble in Little China. He famously composed the synthesizer-heavy scores to nearly all of his movies, including the spine-tingling "Halloween" theme.
Travis Shares New Song 'Raze the Bar' With Coldplay's Chris Martin and the Killers' Brandon Flowers
Travis is returning this summer with the new album 'L.A. Times.' Steve Gullick Travis is returning this summer with the new album L.A. Times . They've already shared lead single " Gaslight ," and now they're back with another new track featuring some big names. "Raze the Bar" is a fictional story about a night in New York City's legendary East Village bar Black and White, which closed during the pandemic.
Brian Wilson Placed in Court-Ordered Conservatorship Due to Dementia
Home > Famous People > Brian Wilson The legendary Beach Boys founder, 81, is said to be living with a 'major neurocognitive disorder' requiring outside assistance. The legendary Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, 81, has been placed in a court-ordered conservatorship after being diagnosed with dementia.
Beabadoobee Announces New Album 'This Is How Tomorrow Moves,' Shares Single 'Take A Bite'
'It’s me feeling introspective about my thoughts and unhealthy way of living,' Beabadoobee says of her new song. Beabadoobee has announced her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, out in August via Dirty Hit, and shared its lead single "Take a Bite" on May 9. "It’s me feeling introspective about my thoughts and unhealthy way of living," Beabadoobee explains of the new song in a press release.
Watch Fontaines D.C. Debut New Songs at Brooklyn Show
Fontaines D.C. announced their new album Romance, their first since leaving Partisan and signing to XL Recordings, last month. And last night, they played the first show of their new era at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York. The Irish post-punk band played the LP's lead single "Starburster," which they performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonearlier this week, of course. But they also took the opportunity to debut some brand new material from the upcoming record.
Noel Gallagher Shares Paul Weller Playlist
Oasis songwriter and guitarist Noel Gallagher has paid tribute to another English music legend: the Jam's Paul Weller.
People Don't Love Apple's New Ad About Crushing Human Creativity to Sell a Really Thin iPad
Home > Culture > Apple Music An advertisement for Apple's newest iPad has sparked a massive online backlash. Apple just unveiled an ad for their new iPad Pro, and you can bet that people have some thoughts about it. The commercial shows creative tools like musical instruments, paints and paintbrushes, art supplies, cameras, books, sculptures, arcade games, turntables, and TVs being crushed and destroyed in a giant hydraulic press as Sonny and Cher's "All I Need Is You" plays.
Nick Cave Advises Musician Considering Great Escape Boycott to 'Play'
Dozens of artists have pulled out of the festival over its ties to Barclays, a British bank with significant investments in companies supplying arms to Israel. Nick Cave has advised a musician considering boycotting the Great Escape due to the Brighton-based festival's partnership with Barclays, a British bank that has reportedly invested over £1 billion in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel, to go ahead and play anyway.
Arcade Fire Announces 'Funeral' 20th Anniversary Show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Arcade Fire's beloved debut album is turning 20 this year. Nasty Little Man Arcade Fire released Funeral on September 14, 2004, which means that their beloved debut album is turning 20 years old later this year. That milestone will probably be greeted very differently since the levied against frontman Win Butler in 2022, but the band is forging ahead with a handful of 20th anniversary shows. "We hope everyone is having a Real Fun 2024 so far. Twenty years ago, our debut album Funeral came out.
Foo Fighters Announce Extra Tickets for This Summer's U.K. Stadium Tour
Foo Fighters have announced the release of an extra batch of tickets for their upcoming Everything or Nothing at All U.K. tour in support of last year's But Here We Are, their first new album since the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins. The seven-date run in June will see the beloved rock band playing stadiums in Manchester, Glasgow, London, Cardiff, and Birmingham with support from Wet Leg, Courtney Barnett, Chroma, Himalayas, Honeyblood, Hot Milk, and Shame.
Arab Strap on Social Media, 'Frozen 3,' and Their New Album 'I'm totally fine with it don't give a f--k anymore'
Despite the title of their upcoming album, Arab Strap does, in fact, give a f--k. I'm totally fine with it don't give a f--k anymore (which also features two thumbs-up emojis), multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton and singer Aidan Moffat's eighth studio album together, is sometimes depressing, sometimes life-affirming, sometimes funny, and often all three — but always a deeply empathetic piece of work about the ways that we seek connection in today's digital era.
Caroline Polachek Shares New Song 'Starburned and Unkissed' From 'I Saw the TV Glow' Soundtrack
Polachek co-produced the track 'Starburned and Unkissed' with PC Music boss A. G. Cook. Aidan Zamiri Former Chairlift singer and current art-pop queen Caroline Polachek has shared a new song from the soundtrack to director Jane Schoenbrun's new film I Saw the TV Glow . Polachek co-produced the track "Starburned and Unkissed" with PC Music boss A. G. Cook, and you can hear it below. "It’s actually not a very 'me' song, in a lot of ways," Polacheck told Vulture in an interview.
Britney Spears Addresses 'Huge Scene' After Los Angeles Hotel Incident
Home > Famous People > Britney Spears 'F--king idiot here tries to do a leap in the living room at the Chateau and I fell and embarrassed myself. And that’s it,' Spears explained. Britney Spears has addressed the "huge scene" that was caused by an incident at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles on Thursday. "I really twisted my ankle last night. Like an idiot," the singer explained in a video posted to Instagram on Friday that shows the swollen ankle and bruising on her foot. "It's so bad.
Kendrick Lamar Goes Back to Back on New Drake Diss Track '6:16 in LA'
Home > Music > Kendrick Lamar The rap game's ongoing clash of the titans rages on. "'Back to Back,' I like that record / I'ma get back to that, for the record," Kendrick Lamar rapped earlier this week on his Drake diss track "Euphoria" — a reference to Drake's own back-to-back diss tracks aimed at Meek Mill during their feud in 2015.
Mount Kimbie on Their New Album 'The Sunset Violent,' Getting Vulnerable, and Wanting to Rip Off Sonic Youth
Mount Kimbie, originally just the duo of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, emerged out of the same late-2000s London electronic music scene that birthed artists like James Blake and Joy Orbison and came to be known, much to the chagrin of many, as "post-dubstep." Even then, their sound, just as influenced by R&B and ambient as club music, was hard to pin down, and it's only continued to shapeshift and evolve since.
The Rolling Stones Play 'Time Is on My Side' With Irma Thomas at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Watch
The Rolling Stones headlined the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with some help from a local legend. New Orleans soul singer Irma Thomas covered the song "Time Is on My Side," originally written by Jerry Ragovoy and recorded by Kai Winding, in April 1964. The Rolling Stones heard her version and recorded their own rendition in June 1964.
Liam Gallagher Says He'll Play Lidl if Manchester's Co-op Live Arena Isn't Ready in Time
Home > Music > Liam Gallagher But he definitely won't be playing Tesco... Liam Gallagher says he'll play a show in a Lidl supermarket if Manchester's beleaguered new Co-op Live arena isn't ready in time for his Definitely Maybe anniversary tour gigs in June.
The Doors Anthology Box Set 'Night Divides the Day' Out in January
Compiled with 'unlimited access to the Doors' archive,' the limited edition box set features new and archival interviews and rare photographs. The story of the Doors will be told in the new officially sanctioned anthology Night Divides the Day, which will be released in January 2025, ahead of the iconic band's 60th anniversary, via Genesis Publications.
'Manchester's Own Fyre Festival': Olivia Rodrigo's Co-Op Live Shows Canceled as New Arena Debacle Continues
Home > Shows Festivals > Olivia Rodrigo The new venue's launch has been plagued by a series of cancellations and mishaps.
'Over 40,000 Sleuths Worked Hard to Get This Song Tracked Down': Christopher and Philip Booth on the Strange Saga of Their Viral Mystery Song 'Ulterior Motives'
In 2021, an anonymous user going by the handle "carl92" uploaded a lo-fi 17-second snippet of an extremely catchy '80s pop song to WatZatSong. Three years of very dedicated searching later, online sleuths finally found the viral lostwave track that had captured the imagination of tens of thousands of listeners and come to be known as "Everyone Knows That," or "EKT," in a 1986 adult film called Angels of Passion.
'Parklife' at 30: Blur Shares Unseen Footage From Music Video Shoot
PARKLIFE! Blur's 1994 album Parklife, which launched Britpop into the mainstream, celebrated its 30th anniversary last week. To commemorate the occasion, the band has shared a newly restored 4K version of the title track's music video and unearthed previously unseen footage from the shoot. The clip shows the four members of Blur, all looking very young and fresh-faced, goofing around with an ice cream van, a ball, a shopping cart, and several adorable dogs.
U.K. Sees Biggest Vinyl Sales Week in 30 Years
Who says vinyl is dead? Thanks to the avenging twin fists of musical justice, aka Taylor Swift and Record Store Day, the U.K. just saw its biggest vinyl sales week in at least 30 years. Data from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) shows that 269,134 vinyl albums and 37,656 vinyl singles were sold in chart week 17, adding up to a total of 306,791 records — the highest since since the current Official Charts Company began tracking sales in 1994.
Linkin Park Reportedly Considering 2025 Reunion Tour With Female Singer
Linkin Park is reportedly considering a 2025 reunion tour with a new vocalist filling in for the late Chester Bennington. Multiple sources close to the band told Billboardthat booking agency WME is taking offers for a tour and headlining festival dates featuring surviving members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Dave Farrell. One insider added that the band is hoping to find a female singer to front the reunited version of Linkin Park, although no specific names have been revealed yet.
Pearl Jam Tells Zane Lowe All About Recording Their New Album 'Dark Matter'
Eddie Vedder and co. just released their new album 'Dark Matter' a couple of weeks ago. Pearl Jam just released their new album Dark Matterlast month. And so, as is tradition with big releases these days, the band sat down with Apple Music's Zane Lowe for a lengthy interview about the new record.
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